Grammar Present simple, present continuous, stative verbs statement negative question Vyou/we/they play ... Vyou/we/they do not (don't) play ... Do /you/we/they play ...? He/she/it plays .. He/she/it does not (doesn't) play ... Does he/she/it play ...? Example ead The present simple is often used with Present habits Marsha goes to dance lessons the following words and phrases: every Saturday. adverbs Permanent situations Does Dan work at the cinema? + always « usually « often ike the new James Bond film. ‘+ sometimes » rarely ¢ never phrases General truths You play chess with 32 pieces. SC arary Monday wack tc ‘* each Monday/week/etc + once/twice a week/month/etc * three times a week/montt/etc Remember that these adverbs usually go before the verb, but after the verb be. ‘The verbs be and have have irregular present forms. + | often play football with my friends. See page 182. ‘ | am often late for my piano lessons. negative question {am not ('m not) playing ... ‘Am | playing ..? ie He/she/t is not (isn't /’s not) playing ... Is he/she/t playing ...? You/we/they are ('re) playing... You/we/they are not (aren't /‘re not) playing... Are you/we/they playing Use Example ee ‘Actions happening now Jan is watching a DVD upstairs. The present continuous is often used Temporary situations ‘She is working at the museum until the | with the following words and phrases: _ end of the month. + now right now » at the moment ‘Annoying habits My brother is always borrowing my | * today » this week/month/etc (usually with aways) CDs without asking! © Stative verbs Stative verbs do not usually describe actions. They Some common stative verbs: describe states (feelings, thoughts, etc. They are appear include see not normally used in continuous tenses. be know seem ; : believe tke taste Y ke reading books ny fe te. he taste eee vrer ere hate need understand have prefer want K “GatT) Some of these verbs (such as be, have and think) are used in continuous tenses when they describe actions. ¥ What do you think about his new song? ¥ I'm thinking about last night's match.Present simple, present continuous, stative verbs en and use the prompts to write sentences. Use the present simple. 1 Every. day, Helen. gets up.at.half past. 2, every doy/get up/at half once a week /watch a fim Past seven at the cinema lunch in the evening / usually / have a driving lesson / meet her friends for coffee twice a week fe using the correct present continuous form of the verbs in bracke You may have to use some negative forms. 1 Gordon? | think he (write) a letter at the moment. 2 Yes, the match is on TV now, but we ~emnecens UR. 3 Right now, Margaret (have) a shower. Do you want to ring later? 4 Sally . (stay) with her aunt for a few days. (lie)! It's true! | did see Madonna at the supermarket. (always / use) my bike! It's so annoying. -.«« (ave) lunch, but | can come round and help you later. {you / play) music up there? It’s really noisy! wiu3.]8 Rewrite correctly. Change the words or phrases in bold. Are top musicians studying for many years? What's going on? | hope you don’t touch my things! Its a small business, so each person is doing lots of different jobs. Does Christine listen to the radio, or is that the TV | can hear? = 1am usually buying a special ticket each week for the bus because it's cheaper... Our washing machine is starting when you press this button. How's the match going? Does our team win? se Many people are enjoying spending time on the beach on holiday. .. CYA HARYNYUnit 1 Grammar Circle the correct word or phrase. | work / am working at the local library for the summer. We don’t go / aren't going to the theatre very often. Stacy gets / is getting ready for school, so she can't come to the phone. Does Gary ever talk / Is Gary ever talking about his expedition to the Amazon jungle? In squash, you hit / are hitting a ball against a wall. | read / am reading a newspaper at least once a week. Do you practise / Are you practising the piano for two hours every day? Nadine and Claire do / are doing quite well at school at the moment. A good friend knows / is knowing when you're upset about something, How do you spell / are you spelling your name? Soar sHH®k wy ‘omplete using the correct present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in the box. You may have to use some negative forms. belong + do» have » help move + use » watch 1 In Monopoly, you around the board, buying houses and hotels. 2 oon YOU sons tS programme or can | turn the TV off? 3. Regular exercise . you to stay healthy. 41 ss my brother's guitar until! get a new one. 5 ‘Simon always the washingup after lunch? 6 cess you wou any Sweaters in a larger size? DOV ves the kite right. Let me show you. 8 Dad -nseene 40 the local astronomy club. Underline ten verbs in the wrong tense and rewrite them correctly. ‘One game | am loving is backgammon. You are throwing the dice and then you move your pieces around the board. It is seeming quite easy, but in fact you are needing to be quite careful. When your piece lands on one of the other person's pieces, you are taking it off the board and you send it back to the beginning. You are winning by getting all your pieces to the end and off the board. Some people are preferring chess, but | am not understanding that game. Right now, | wait to have a game with my brother: He does his homework. | usually win, so | think he doesn’t want to play a game with me!” 1 4 7 5 8. 3 6 9 10.